Comments by "Alphabet Inc." (@official_alphabet_inc) on "WarLeaks - Military Blog" channel.

@СлаваЗСУ-ь1н Actually, I'm becoming less and less sorry for each day that passes, as I become more and more aware of the dominating attitude in western and central Ukraine - and it's supporters. You know, the kind of attitudes when you cheer on people burning to their deaths just because they have differing political opinions, and afterwards, the state doesn't prosecute anyone despite tons of evidence caught on camera.
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It seems like a speciality tank made exactly for this - to lead a column through a safe path by clearing all mines. I'm not only saying this because of it's weird, boxy look, but mostly because it seems that every mine explodes in front of (and not under) the tank. It's probably an mine-clearing tank has some de-mining equipment in front (like mine flails or mine rollers/trawl) which we can't see from the footage because of distance and quality. In essence, the tank should take almost no damage from the mines. Edit: Okay, I typed too early. Obviously no flails or rollers, as we can see, but I still believe it must have some anti-mine tech which we can't see with the naked eye. Only the 5th and 6th mine actually explodes under the tank, and even those two didn't stop it instantly, but rather seemed to track its right sides.
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@dadistos4538 I guess I could've been more clear in that I was referencing the Ukrainians burned alive by other Ukrainians in Odessa 02.05.2014 (and other, more or less similar, happenings long before Feb. of '22). At the same time, it's kinda on you for not questioning why I chose the wording "burning to their deaths", like that's something that regularly happens in this war. Then again, I'm used to people who think they actually know something about what they're talking about, so I prolly should've expected it. Lastly, and least importantly, cheering on death is f'ed up regardless of context. If you're gonna respond, don't focus on just this part, because again, it's not the main point here.. at all.
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@Jv9569 Amen, brother.
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5:23 "Russian soldier guides BMP through minefield on a bike" I think it's the other way around. Since when did Ukrainians start calling Russians "hohols"? Edit: Nvm, I was most likely wrong. I presume the clip shows Russian drone operators laughing at their own, given that they ask “Who the f is it? What’s his callsign?”.
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@flowerfallen Do you mind transcribing the entire thing into English? Seeing how much energy both sides put into the information war, my immediate thoughts were that this was elaborate bullshit.
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@oo0Spyder0oo Tell me you reason like a 12 year old with out telling me you reason like a 12 year old.
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@felixnilsson2440 My NATO country borders yours. And Russia. But I doubt you'd ever be able to figure out what two countries that might be, seeing as you're someone who stoops down to simply labelling your opposition as "trolls" and/or Russians, istedenfor å være saklig... God bedring, sau.
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@yyyymmddhhmm You don't think it's weird that someone with none to little knowledge of the language would allege that something translating to "join in" is one of two regular NK expressions for "comrade"? In my opinion, anyone who was just pretending to have knowledge would only mention "동무", as that literally translates to "comrade", according to Google Translate. If you've learned any language different from your own, I'm sure you've come across many things that didn't make sense at all to you, but, however, were a fact of this language. Secondly, both words have the same "root"(?) ("동" = "dong"). And lastly, "join" makes some sense in being used as an expression for "comrade", if you consider the history of communistic uprisings. I.e. communist brothers ("comrades") were fighting for a cause, and everyone ought to join in on this fight. That said, I have no actual knowledge of Korean language, and my quick attempt at googling this provided no insight. I'm just thinking out loud and playing devils advocate here. Some amount of scepticism is healthy, but I'm more skeptic to the conclusions he draws in his second paragraph than his claims of being Korean.
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@yyyymmddhhmm Oh, okay, then I retract my proven foolish thoughts :D One thing that made me sceptical though (that I forgot to mention) was "maybe it is written by russian and handed over to north Korean to educate them to commit 5u1c1d3 like them". I googled, but found no other instance where someone mentioned anything about 5u1c1d3 in relation to this note. Also, a poorly translated note instructing them to "write kill in console" would rather indicate UA misinformation, in my opinion, as RU in all likelihood has the means of excellent translations, given the current situation.
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@TMMReznor Then what was the Maidan rebellion and the subsequent demands for autonomy in Eastern Ukraine about? Cheap Skittles?
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@TenForTheBigGuy.4381 I'm speculating if it has some novel mine clearing technology, because all of the first four mines seems to blow well ahead of the tank. Of course, that could in theory be dumb luck, but in general the overall situation makes it seem its job is to clear mines. Firstly, because it seems unaffected by mine 5, and is only tracked by mine 6, which to me seems like better performance than most regular MBTs (correct me if I'm wrong). Secondly, and most importantly, the entire operation is aborted (at least on the vehicle columns part) once this lead tank is tracked. Maybe it has some sort of strong magnet in front of it, which makes buried mines move just enough to set them off before the tank hull is above the mines? Or perhaps it somehow shakes the ground in front of the tank enough to set of the mines? I find this interesting as this goes against the common, unproductive memes of Russian soldiers being drunk farmers armed with shovels and their tanks being made out of cardboard.
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@dadistos4538 What are you talking about? I'm talking about something that happened in Odessa in 2014. Russians were not involved. The (wannabe European) Ukrainians showed themselves to be barbaric brutes (and/or allow such behaviour by not prosecuting the criminals), and for this reason, I have little sympathy for their suffering today. It doesn't soften the crimes of the Russians in any way though. They invaded a sovereign country, and some soldiers have committed terrible war crimes.
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@dadistos4538 What are you talking about? The invasion of Ukraine in Feb. '22 is illegal by international standards, and some Russian soldiers (and officers) have perpetrated war crimes. The Ukrainians horrible actions does in no way "soften" these crimes. Hopefully, both sides will pay for these crimes. Ukrainians will certainly do so by the decimation of their lands and people + the civil war has divided them even further than previously. The Russians are paying economically and in further isolation from the West.
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@dadistos4538 YT bots are deleting my replies despite not breaking any ToS atm, but what I've been trying to convey is that I'm not trying "to soften the crimes of the Russians" at all. I agree that the invasion of Feb. '22 is illegal per international law, and that some Russian soldiers and officers have been perpetrating terrible war crimes (and possibly crimes against humanity). I certainly hope they receive some sort of karmic justice for this. However, my point was always, as stated in my initial comment, that I've become less and less sympathetic towards those in support of the Ukrainian nationalist cause, due to what I've learnt about the 8 year long civil war (aka the "special operation" against Ukrainian "terrorists") that preceded the Russian invasion. That said, I hope, above anything else, that the war ends, as quickly as possible, by any means necessary.
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@dadistos4538 (1/4) YT bots are deleting my replies despite not breaking any ToS atm, but what I've been trying to say is that I'm not trying "to soften the crimes of the Russians".
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@dadistos4538 (2/3) However, my point was always, as stated in my initial comment, that I've become less and less sympathetic towards those in support of the Ukrainian nationalist cause, due to what I've learnt about the 8 year long civil war (aka the "special operation" against Ukrainian "terrorists") that preceded the Russian invasion.
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@dadistos4538 I’m not trying "to soften the cr*mes of the Ru*sians". I agree that the inv*sion of Feb. '22 is illeg*l per international law, and that some Ru*sian soldiers and officers have been perpetrating terrible w*r cr*mes (and possibly cr*mes against humanity). I certainly hope they receive some sort of karmic justice for this. However, my point was always, as stated in my initial comment, that I've become less and less sympathetic towards those in support of the Ukrainian nati*nalist cause, due to what I've learnt about the 8 year long civil w*r (aka the "special operation" against Ukrainian "terr*rists") that preceded the Rus*ian invasi*n. That said, I hope, above anything else, that the w*r ends, as quickly as possible, by any means necessary.
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(1/3) No no, me no trying to soften the khrymez of da Rozki, as you claimed. Me agree: Invasion illegal + some Pootin soljahz and offitsars make bad ting that rhyme wid "bar slimes". This bad!!!!
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(3/3) That said, I hope, above anything else, that the voyna/VSOPeratsiya ends, as quickly as possible, by any means necessary.
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(3/3) That said, I hope, above anything else, that the “situation” ends, as quickly as possible, by any means necessary.
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Holy crab, these comment section bawtz are adamant about not letting me post... (1/3) seems sarcastic, but it's not. I just couldn't find any other way of rewriting it without it disappearing. The ironic thing is that the most controversial part (2/3) was allowed, but saying that I agreed with a common opinion (1/3) and stating that I hope for peace (3/3) was not allowed.
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You're ignoring the fact that the vast majority of areas "recaptured" by Ukraine was in essence retreats/abandoned by Russia. Like the areas around Kyiv, Kherson and Kharkiv. After the war went into an eastern stalemate, Russians have been steadily gaining (in the months where that is possible). If it keeps going this way, they will lose its western backers and be pressured into a peace deal that's worse than any former proposals. Which is most likely what'll happen.
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@ЖеняАрютов-ъ3э Ukraine has, by their own words, the strongest army in Europe + Canada and Australia. That puts them pretty much on par with the Russian army. At least extremely far from your US/Burundi-comparison.
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Must be anti-tank, due to size of explosion and placement. That said, only 5th and 6th mine seemed to explode under the tank, and not in front, so I suspect it has some kind of mine-clearing tech. If that's the case though, I feel like that's some high tech/newly developed shit, cause mine-clearing tech are usually very visible, like mine flails.
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The YT bots are crazy for deleting my comment acknowledging it's sad that soldiers are used for cannon fodder regardless of nation. I wonder if it's because I explicitly put NK, RU and UA soldiers side by side :/
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@Dissection47 What are their choices then? To me, it seems that their only choices are a) fight, b) su1c1de, c) 3x3cuti*n for disobeying orders or d) attempt desertion, but face high odds for being 3x3cuted for their attempt.
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@Maurim26 This has nothing to do with the "Ukrainians being bad", but that whoever titled that video are misunderstood what was happening. At the end of the clip, the drone operators use the word "hohol" (referencing a Cossack hair style) which is a derogatory term against Ukrainians. This makes it almost 100% sure the operators are Russians - not Ukrainians. Meaning the title of the video is wrong. Stop reading into things...
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I never claimed he was referencing the cyclist. I just pointed out that it's overwhelmingly likely that it is used in reference to Ukrainians, and that it is used by Russians, given the meaning and history of the term. I do admit after reviewing the clip that it’s very possible that these are Russians laughing at other Russians given the fact that one of the guys says “Who the f is it? What’s his callsign?”. However, I’m not 100% convinced, since I find it very weird that either Russians or Ukrainians in this conflict would observe their own doing something as weird as this, laugh at it, film it AND upload it for everyone to see. That said, many clips (unrelated to this war) find their way to the public through first being shared by a small group of friends, which then spreads further and further, until it’s available for everyone. The fact that they’re listening in to their comms is not a deal-breaker, as it’s fully possible to eavesdrop on the enemies comms. However, it somewhat strengthens the case for the BMP and cyclist being their own. So the last sentence might thus mean “Imagine what the Ukrainians think when they see us doing such dumb sh1t from their drones”. In summary, I was most likely wrong when I said “The BMP in the vid is with a 99% certainty Ukrainian” and that the title of the video was wrong. However, there’s no need to say “I told you so”, @artos9406 , Vitaliy and SpacePony, cause nothing of what you wrote helped me reach this conclusion.
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